TEST PAPER

Time- 1:30 hr

CLASS - XII PHYSICS (Electrostatics)

Max Marks- 35

Er. Shabbir Alam , Contact- +91-8451917252, 9892359341 , Email- shabbir4physics@gmail.com

1. A charged rod P attracts rod R whereas P repels another charged rod Q. What type of force would be
between Q and R? [1]
2. A free proton and a free electron are placed in a uniform field. Which of the two experiences greater
acceleration? [1]
3. What is the work done in moving a 2 C point charge from corner A to corner B of a square when a 10
C charge exist at the centre of the square? [1]
4. Force of attraction between two point electric charges placed at a distance d in a medium is F. What
distance apart should these be kept in the same medium, so that force between them becomes F/3? [1]
5. A parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates has a capacitance of 8 pF. What will be the
capacitance if the distance between plates is reduced by half and the space between them is filled with a
substance of dielectric constant 6? [2]
6. No two electric lines of force can intersect each other. Why? [2]
7. A particle of mass m and charge q is released from rest in a uniform electric field of intensity E.
Calculate the kinetic energy it attains after moving a distance S. [2]
8. Draw equipotential surface (a) In a uniform electric field (b) for a point negative charge. [2]
9. If the amount of electric flux entering and leaving a closed surface are 1 and 2 respectively. What is
the electric charge inside the surface? [2]
10. The plates of a charged capacitor are connected by a voltmeter. If the plates of the capacitor are moved
further apart. What will be the effect on the reading of the voltmeter? Explain? [2]
11. Define the term dipole moment P of an electric dipole indicating its direction. Write its SI unit. An
electric dipole is placed in a uniform electric field E. Deduce the expression for torque acting on it.[3]
12. State Gausss theorem in electrostatics? Using this theorem define an expression for the field intensity
due to an infinite plane sheet of charge density C / cm2 . [3]
1
13. Prove that energy stored in a parallel plate capacitor is CV 2 . [3]
2
F
14. (i) The electric field E due to a point charge at any point near to it is defined as E lim where q is the
q 0 q
test charge and F is the force acting on it.
What is the significance of lim in this expression?[1]
q 0

(ii) Two charges each 2 10 C but opposite in sign forms a system. These charges are located at points
A (0, 0,-10)cm and B (0,0,10)cm respectively. What is the total charge and electric dipole moment of
the system?[2]
(iii) Derive an expression for the potential at a point along the axial line of a short electric dipole. [2]
15. (i) Define dielectric constant in terms of the capacitance of a capacitor? On what factor does the
capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with dielectric depend? [1]
(ii) Find the ratio of the potential differences that must be applied across the(a) Parallel
(b) Series, combination of two identical capacitors so that the energy stored in the two cases becomes
the same. [2]
(iii) Show that when a charged capacitor is connected to an uncharged capacitor, then there is always
some loss of energy in the process. [2]
Prepared by- Er. Shabbir Alam , Contact- +91-8451917252, 9892359341, Email- shabbir4physics@gmail.com